WIF - Fountain of Life Missionary Baptist Church

Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times

A boy runs past the Fountain of Life Missionary Baptist Church in Watts. South L.A. is still an area of cultural and political strength for blacks, despite the fact that Latinos now make up a clear majority of residents. A new UCLA study noted that demographic change but found that poverty persists in the area.

A boy runs past the Fountain of Life Missionary Baptist Church in Watts. South L.A. is still an area of cultural and political strength for blacks, despite the fact that Latinos now make up a clear majority of residents. A new UCLA study noted that demographic change but found that poverty persists in the area. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

A boy runs past the Fountain of Life Missionary Baptist Church in Watts. South L.A. is still an area of cultural and political strength for blacks, despite the fact that Latinos now make up a clear majority of residents. A new UCLA study noted that demographic change but found that poverty persists in the area.